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Models? Faces Split and Mirrored Down the Middle

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May 29th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Wendelin Spiess created this series of images for the latest edition of USED magazine. Spiess took photographs of models, split the faces down the middle, and mirrored them. They say human beauty has a lot to do with facial symmetry — perhaps models’ faces are more symmetrical than your average mug? You can find [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/77/89/477789.jpeg[/IMG]

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Composing Dynamic Landscape Images

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May 29th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Todd Sisson from www.sisson.co.nz. As a landscape photographer I am constantly seeking that next X-factor shot – an image that leaps from the screen or page and demands the viewer’s attention – preferably attention of the favourable variety. If you spend an hour or two on a photosharing site like Flickr [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Composing Dynamic Landscape Images[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/77/59/477759.jpeg[/IMG]

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Canon May Inject $16M Into Struggling UK Camera Retailer Jessops

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

The fact that UK camera retailer Jessops has been struggling financially is pretty well established; what’s now under debate is whether or not Canon is going to make a sizable invest to bail them out. Just how sizable are we talking? Ten million pounds, or roughly 16 million dollars. According to an article in The [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/74/71/477471.jpeg[/IMG]

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Surreal Locations Created by Mirroring Landscape Photos

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

For his project titled Perspe, Italian photographer Gustav Willeit created imaginary locations by mirroring landscape photographs and then adding in non-symmetrical elements into the images. Perspe by Gustav Willeit (via Visual News)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/74/44/477444.jpeg[/IMG]

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Super High Definition 33MP Video Camera Captures 4 Billion Pixels Each Second

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Some of the biggest recent advancements in imaging technology have come in the form of video. Case in point, the new Ultra-High-Definition video camera made by NHK in Japan. This baby takes in 33-megapixel video at a mind numbing 120fps — that translates into an input of 4 billion pixels per second (count ‘em… it’ll [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/74/33/477433.gif[/IMG]

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5 Great Mobile Apps for Photographers

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Camera features on cell phones, tablet computers and even MP3 players have made it easy for everyone to capture their lives in a series of images. If you just need proof of the crazy things your friends do, any simple camera?s basic features should suffice. If you want to take a more professional approach to [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 5 Great Mobile Apps for Photographers[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/74/21/477421.jpeg[/IMG]

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Dress Created with Film Strips and LEDs, Turns You Into a Walking Lightbox

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

The Little Slide Dress by Emily Steel is a geeky photographic take on the classic litte black dress. Created using strips of slide film, the dress also features LED lights that automatically provide a proper amount of illumination based on ambient lighting. When in a bright room, the lights turn off and cause the dress [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/74/01/477401.jpeg[/IMG]

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Flexpore is Like Pandora for Flickr Photos

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Getting personalized recommendations for the music you listen to became common practice many years ago with the Music Genome Project and personalized radio stations by the likes of Pandora. Up until now, however, we haven’t seen anything that takes that same sort of technology and applies it to photography. That’s where Flexplore comes in. The [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/73/85/477385.jpeg[/IMG]

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Miniature DSLR Earphone Jack Plugs

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Etsy shop Tyndall’s Polymerclay sells earphone jack accessories shaped like tiny DSLRs. The plugs are based on popular camera models (e.g. Canon 5D, Nikon D90, Nikon D3), and are created from polymer clay for the body and resin for the lens. The plug itself can be separated from the accessory, allowing it to be used [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/73/61/477361.jpeg[/IMG]

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YouTube?s Frontrow App Lets You Snap and Share Photos of Livestreams

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Livestreaming events on YouTube is becoming commonplace, but besides the experience of being there, the one thing that livestreams don’t provide is a way to take pictures and remember the event. When you’re there you’re taking video or snapping a shot, when you’re on your couch you’re watching video and, at best, grabbing a few [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/73/34/477334.jpeg[/IMG]

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Getty Images Changes Watermark from Annoying Logo to Useful Shortlink

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Wanting to shed its image of being “old media” and “old fashioned”, Getty Images has unveiled a new watermark that does away with the annoying logo in favor of short links. Rather than plaster the words “Getty Images” across the front of photos, the new watermark is actually useful: it provides a short link that [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/72/92/477292.jpeg[/IMG]

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Teen Finds Photo of His Long Lost Uncle in a $1 Garage Sale Camera

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Last Thursday, 13-year-old Addison Logan of Wichita, Kansas found something really cool at a garage sale: an old Polaroid camera for only $1 (score!). But when Addison got it home and started looking up how to use it on the internet, what he found in the cartridge was even cooler, or maybe creepier. Inside the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/72/82/477282.jpeg[/IMG]

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Exploring Metering Modes

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May 28th 2012 - 0 comments

This is the third in a series of four articles about exposure by Andrew S Gibson – author of Understanding Exposure: Perfect Exposure on your EOS camera. You can read the first lesson, which explored the reasons for using program, aperture priority and shutter priority modes, here, and the second lesson, which explained why your [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Exploring Metering Modes[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/72/32/477232.jpeg[/IMG]

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One Plus One Equals Three: Ken Burns on a Story Worth Telling

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May 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Ken Burns is a documentary legend, and even though he comes from a filmmaking perspective, his ideas on what makes a story worth telling (or, in our case, a moment worth capturing) are universal and universally inspiring. In this short interview he did with Redglass Pictures he talks about finding subjects where one plus one [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/71/70/477170.gif[/IMG]

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Behind The Scenes at Thomas David?s ?Dust and Dance? Shoot

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May 27th 2012 - 0 comments

As behind-the-scenes videos go, this one is pretty short, but it still offers an interesting look at how photographer Thomas David put together his popular Dust and Dance photo shoot. Obviously there was some post processing involved to go from initial image to final product, but it’s always great to see a talented photographer put [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/70/92/477092.gif[/IMG]

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Transfer Photos from Your Phone to Your Computer With Just a Bump

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May 27th 2012 - 2 comments

If you’ve been using smartphones for any length of time you’ve probably heard of Bump, the app that allows you to transfer photos and contact information between two phones with a simple… well… bump. And now they’ve expanded their functionality to include a website/webapp that makes transferring photos from your phone to your computer a [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/70/46/477046.gif[/IMG]

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DIY Fan Mod for the NEX-5N Keeps the Processor Cool For Long Videos

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May 27th 2012 - 0 comments

For those of you who use your Sony NEX-5N to shoot video, you may have noticed that longer clips have a tendency to lock up your camera. It’s not a problem for shorter videos, but clips over 20 minutes, especially in hot weather, often brings the camera up to a temperature it would rather avoid. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/70/21/477021.gif[/IMG]

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Turning Pro Part II: People Skills and Generosity

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May 27th 2012 - 0 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote 15 Tips About Turning Pro.  I thought it would be a good time to expand on some of those tips and add a few more. Today’s article is the second in that series. Hope you find these new suggestions useful. Part 2: People Skills and Generosity. What do all successful professional photographers [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Turning Pro Part II: People Skills and Generosity[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/70/12/477012.jpeg[/IMG]

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Using Live View for Better Still Images

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May 27th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Paul Burwell from Burwell School of Photography Do you have one of those shiny new cameras with the “live view” feature on it? You know, where you can see in real time what your camera sees through its lens? A lot of people seem to assume that it is mostly useful [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Using Live View for Better Still Images[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/47/69/47/476947.jpeg[/IMG]